Vocab List 3

Question 1

Momentous

Answer 1

Of great significance

Question 2

Momentum

Answer 2

Force or speed of movement

Question 3

Monarch

Answer 3

A ruler such as a king or queen

Question 4

Monotonous

Answer 4

Sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch.

Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety.

Question 5

Morality

Answer 5

Concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong

Question 6

Morbid

Answer 6

Suggesting an unhealthy mental state.

Suggesting the horror of death and decay

Question 7

Moribund

Answer 7

Not growing or changing; without force or vitality.

On the point of death; breathing your last

Question 8

Morose

Answer 8

Showing a brooding ill disposition.

Sullen, melancholy, gloomy; sad.

Question 9

Mortify

Answer 9

Practice self-denial of one’s body and appetites.

Hold within limits and control.

Cause to fee shame; hurt the pride of.

Question 10

Mosaic

Answer 10

A pattern with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together.

Question 11

Mundane

Answer 11

Found in the ordinary course of events.

Concerned with the world or worldly matters

Question 12

Mural

Answer 12

A painting that is applied to a wall surface

Question 13

Muse

Answer 13

Reflect deeply on a subject.

The source of an artist’s inspiration.

Question 14

Muster

Answer 14

A gathering of military personnel for duty.

Gather or bring together.

Question 15

Mutation

Answer 15

Any event that changes genetic structure;

A change or alteration in form or qualities.

Question 16

Mutinous

Answer 16

Unruly, insubordinate; rebellious.

Usually a revolt of soldiers or sailors against their officers

Question 17

Mutual

Answer 17

Common to or shared by two or more parties.

Experienced or expressed by each toward the other

Question 18

Myraid

Answer 18

A large indefinite number.

Question 19

Myth

Answer 19

A traditional story accepted as history;

Question 20

Mythology

Answer 20

The body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person.

Question 21

Narrate

Answer 21

Provide commentary for a film, for example

Question 22

Negative

Answer 22

A reply of denial.

Question 23

Negligent

Answer 23

Characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

Question 24

Negotiate

Answer 24

Discuss the terms of an arrangement

Question 25

Neurology

Answer 25

The branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders